Bottle-crate.



A. L. FOREMAN.

' Patented Jan. 21?, 1913.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

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mama in the bottlc I c.v $915,581, on the suwchfih cy of composed of pieces 1 ocmccc falViGS L FG-REMAN, Q35 PHEADELPHIA,'PENEZSYLVEJQ'IA.

BOTTLE-QRATEQ Specification 01 Letters Pcacxxt.

Patcmtcd Jonafil, 1913,

l b 153 whom it comccm:

15o it known that I, AMos L. Fozzmmrw, a (11mm cf the Unitccl States, residing in Phiicdclphia, icrmsylganm, have invented 'ccctcin lmm-ovcmcnts' m Bottlcjrates, of

which. the following is a specification.

My invention consicts of cumin improvccmcc for which i mincd heaters Patent oi the-United; Statics March, my present invention be from casting or ether injury 19% one ob ect of mg to protect the ccd pcx'iiocs of 'i-hc laced Wirc constitutmg the bot-com of fire ccctc, ancfimr object being to prcvidc ohc crc c with a partition strucwcc which wifl'pemctof a compact disposci of the bottlcs in thc crate, rcd'ucc to a the dimencions of dle mm, zm' win imam the proper support of zhc boflt-ic's by a sing'ic pariifion sitxuctcrc, c further chjcct bcing ic secure moons for attaching the cnds the pcciiilicn mcmbcm to the srklcs and @ifidS of the crcxtc, a still further object bcing to ciificn the corner joints of the cratgcnti a finoft cbjcct being to provide simple means for longitudinally crates together when they are s'tccked one ahcve another. These objects I cftain in the mcmzcr herein sci forth, rcfcrcncc being bad tc thc mcccmpanying drawings, in which-- Figom 1 is a. cmpcctive view cratc constmxctc a in accordance with my 2111- vcntion; Fig. 2211 section of hc same;

of a home Fig. 3 is a transverse {i 1s a sectional plan wow on the hm w-a, Eng. 2; Fig. 5 is an ro vidc simple and 4 and laterally locking the is a longitudinal vertical crammed ion itudinciscct'icn of the cm? orb l: U

' tione, of two crates stcclicd one upon the .ocfcci"; 6

1s an enlarged perspective View of the end portion of one ofthe partiiiioc members of thc crate; Fig. 7 is an cniz'ergcd pcx spcctivc View of the end portion of one of ihcothcr partition members of the cram, and Fig. 8 is an enlarged sectional wicw of one of the corner joints of the crate.

The opposite cm'is and 2, and tho cglpwlt szclcs'of ihc cmtcmc ccch compcgcrl c. gmccc than one par cf the (i-ace are each -o icccs, preferably in the sldc pieces 3 and Q, and thecc members oi I tho box crate secured togcher by means'of longitudinal nails 5; driven through the emi pieces and into the side pieces and also by mcc-ns of transverse nailc 6 driven through the side pieces and into the and pieces so as to insure an exceptionally strong and rigid corner joint, WhlCh joint is still further strengthened by means of anguiar sheet metal strips 7 mtcrposed between the rabbctcd .pomiom of the end piece 1 and the cud porticns cfifi'thc side" picccs 3 and 4-, the metal of which fiacsc strengthening strips is compcscd Ming preferably of a nomco'rrosivc character and so soft that the nails can be drivcnthlfough the some and will'ccuse the fonnation of burs on "chc s"c17ips,%hich burs will be driven ini'o the adjoining p01 tionc of the Wooden and or will thus give the strip .2 positi iaticr, as shown 11: F 8. The iowcr piece 2 each cm! of the cratc is of the full fii'iickness of the end; piece 1 and is let into a rubbet at each end of the lower side piccs i of the crflc, as'sho'wn in Fig. l, and in :thc meeting faces, or one of the meeting faces, of tho 't pcnd bottom and oppcr face, of the oficm piece; are formed sockets "for the rcccpcio'n of the cn'fi portions of the laced Wire, Q'Which constitutcs the bottom of the crate, said icifielbcing in contactwith the nails wiacrcby the top and bottom pieces of each cud of he crate are secured togctl'lcr. (Sec Fig. 4%.) v

The and porcions of the Wire iccing constitu cing tile bottcm cif'thc crate are thus complctciy inciosed ami pcowc'bcd and arc not iiablc to injury from rust; or other muss.

The Wire of which thc is comp'cscd is applied to *thc comm mid; pieces. top end pieces and saici laced wire is when G'zc sides of the crate arc inserted inm placc. consequently 'thc ficccd wic'c provides an cizxstic bottom fox: the support" of ihc botflcscndofici s no oo'stacic ve hold upon ihc sockets before F Etc the convenient Wachihg out of the crate 33nd 4:, although the cries Inn y be compos'cd E) y means of a hcicc or cy'immcrsion of thc .cmtc in wc tcr, thccrmc being kept m a sc'ziitcrycmfifittmn and able foctficgrcocpticn and retentlon of tho bot ti'cs doting the Washing, rinsing and side piecc's, and

2 are sccurco to the thus reccZil-y hcingcvcil bottom of tho crate sterilizing operations to which, in modern sanitary dairies, they arc always subjected before being filled or refilled.

The box shown in the drawings has a single partitionstructure comprising longitudinal members 11 and transverse members 12, of which as many may be'employed as the desired capacity of the box may suggest,

J the box shown in the present instance having three longitudinal partition members and four transverse members, whereby it provides compartments for twenty bottles. 1

Each of the partition members consists of a flat strip of sheet metal. twisted so as to occupy a. horizontal position at the cross mg points and a vertical position between said crossing points, thereby permitting the partition members to lie closely together at the crossings and yet providing relatively 2, and the end of said partition member has openings 13, side by side, for the passage of these nails, as shown in Fig. 7. By this means the secure attachment of the end not tions of the longitudinal partition members to the end portions of the crate is insured.

The ends of each of the transverse partition members 12 are slitted and bent so as to form upwardly and downwardly projecting fingers 15, and the end portions of the partition members are disposed between the upper andv lower side pieces 3and l of the crate, preferably in such manner that the fingers 15 one located midway between the inner and outer faces of said side pieces, whereby,

when the latter are" dri en together, some of the fingers 15 penetrate the upper side piece and others penetrate the lower side piece, as

shown in Fig. 3, thereby securely locking the ends of the partitionmembers 12 to the side pieces of the crate and causing them to form braces or ties which hold the side pieces of the crate in their proper lateral relation to one another and prevent any lateral spreading of the crate. i

{Instead of providing each end of each of the transverse partition members with fingers prqectmg in opposite directions 1 some of said ends may be bent upwardly and of the crate, but

others downwardly to engage the side pieces.

the constructure shown is delight: -l eless iesaeas pieces 1 of the crate is a dowel pin 16, which projects above the top of said end piece, the dowel pin atone end of the crate being dis posed to the right of the longitudinal center of the same and that at the opposite end of the crate being disposed a like distance to the left of said longitudinal center, and in. corresponding positions on the underside of the bottom. pieces 2 at the ends of the crate are sockets 17 for the reception of these dowel pins, whereby, in stacking the crates one upon another, the entrance of the dowel pins of one crate into the sockets oi. the

superposed crate will not only insure the relation to the longitudinal center oi" the crate the dowel pin on the opposite end.

I I claim 1.. A bottle crate having upper and lower end pieces and a wire laced back and forth.

under tensionbetween the opposite ends of the crate and embedded in sockets formed in the end pieces whereby the loops of the laced wire engage the end pieces and the latter resist longitudinal strain upon the wire.

2. A bottle crate having upper and lower end pieces, anda wire laced back and forth under tension between the opposite ends oi.

the crate and embedded in sockets formed in 4. A bottle crate having end pieces with 1 1;,

recesses therein, Ion itudinal partition mem bcrscomposed of .at metal'strips having their ends let into said recesses and-having perforations in said entering portions, and

securing nails driven'into the'endlpieces, 11?

passing through the perforations ;in the metal strips and engaging the .end pieces above and below the strips 1 5. A bottle crate having end pieces with recesses'therein, longitudinal partition Inem- 12 berscomposed of fiat metal strips having their ends let into said recesses and having perforations in said entering portions, and

goross'edfsecurin hails driven into the end pieces above en below the metal strips and are passing through the perforations in the l have reverseiy bent ends which are driven latter. into the side pieces and closely filling the 6. A bottle crate having side pieces and recesses thus formed. transverse partition members whose end In testimony whereof, I havesigned my 5 portions project between said side pieces and name to this specification, in the presence of 1 5 have bent ends driven into the latter and two subscribing .witnesses. closely filling the recesses thus formed. AMOS L. FOREMAN. 7. A bottle emtehaving side pieces and Witnesses: transverse partition members whose end HAMILTON D. TURNER, 10 portions project between said side pieces and KATE A. BnAnLn. 

